Was 25 and super nervous, so when the realtor was like “oh yeah they just check for basic stuff, but I looked around and it looks great” I was like “Oh okay, this is so astronomically expensive every penny saved is good…”

Everything has been great as far as I can tell. House was built like 40 years ago but super well maintained it seemed and I’ve been super happy. But just curious if maybe I should hire someone to make sure there was nothing outstanding from back then, and no major issues have popped up in the last couple years like leaks/foundation issues, the like.

Is that crazy? Is it weird to call and be like “I’m not selling, I just wanna make sure there are no issues I need to address before they get worse”

Is there a certain type of inspector I should get? I know some inspectors are notoriously lazy.

Also I moved in 2 weeks before covid lock downs happened for time line stuff.

  • Paragone@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    There are at-least 2 good books on house-inspecting.

    ( looking … dayum, there’s zillions of books on it, now… )

    https://www.amazon.com/Inspecting-House-Pros-Rex-Cauldwell/dp/1561584622/

    is the one I invested-in, years ago ( not to do house-inspection, just to learn the competence of it )

    Please invest in that book, or an equivalent to it, and make your own inspection of the house, 1st.

    Then you’ll have much better understanding of the entire subject.

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